The Sabres have been a third period team all of playoffs. 12 goals in the third, their highest offensive output. That goal from Benson with 40-some seconds before intermission is HUGE.
Can never underestimate how much a late period goal can fire up a team and crowd. Montreal and Buffalo head to the locker rooms and ready for the third.
MTL 3 | BUF 1 | END OF 2ND
Kudos to Greenway's defensive effort on that long possession by Montreal. Must have played three minutes without a stick and got a blocked shot and was the one who finally broke the Canadiens possession.
Doan takes an interference penalty with just seconds left in the first. Buffalo will head to the locker room down 2-0 to the Canadiens. The Sabres will have their work cut out for them, second period has been their lull period, just three goals across seven playoff games.
Tripping call to Montreal's Carrier. Zucker had a clear lane to the net on that one. Carrier may very well have saved a Buffalo goal. Let's see what the Sabres can do on the powerplay.
Gallagher and Struble are once again scratched for Montreal tonight. Josh Dunne is scratched Buffalo, and Carrick and Ostlund are still out with their injuries for the Sabres. #NHLplayoffs
The calm before the game 2 storm in the @NHL playoffs between @BuffaloSabres and @CanadiensMTL.
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